Bush speech on CNN - he's supposed to take uncensored questions

[VolcanoJen]

They're showing his speech from Louisville, Kentucky now.

Amazing how newsworthy it is when the President decides to actually take questions from citizens. Shocking.

[Walt Starr]

1. One CANNOT take uncensored questions from a pre-screened audience. n/t

[havocmom]

2. Citizens or carefully screened & vetted participants?

Citizens don't get in the same zip code with the puppet... unless Cheney wants to dump him and take the oath himself?

[VolcanoJen]

5. Well, Rush Limbaugh's girlfriend insists it's an uncensored event

Daryn Kagan seemed pretty excited. We'll see. :eyes:

[Mutley]

6. Well, if Rush's girlfriend says it, then it must be true!

:crazy:

:rofl:

[durablend]

8. Of course she's excited!

Just like Whora O'Donnell, this is another chance for her to make us look like we're now the "non-existant" party

[ewagner]

14. She must "excite" pretty easily...

ya know, being as she's Rush's girlfriend and all....it can't take much....:evilgrin:

[havocmom]

63. LOL & BINGO

:thumbsup:

[zbdent]

101. If she truly were "attracted" to him at all

and not just for the connections to the SCLM . . . then she'd probably be very frustrated.

Nahhhhh . . .

[Atman]

3. Except for that Bush already admitted to chewing up the time

He'll blabber on an on, run long, so that only two people get to answer questions.

Also, did you notice they gave him a new coat of paint for the occasion?

[kmla]

4. It's sad that they even have to draw attention to that.

It should be the norm that our elected president listens to and answers questions. Intelligently and with dignity.

*shakes head*

Holy cripes, I miss Bill Clinton.

[Liberalynn]

10. I nearly

cry every time I see Clinton. A president with a functioning brain. Oh the good old days.

[VolcanoJen]

7. It would appear that some members of the audience...

... are entirely unconvinced at the bullshit he's spewing. I swear I just caught an eyeroll from the bearded guy in the third row.

[Submariner]

9. All you DU'ers that can watch and report what Bush blathers

have my total admiration for having the stomach to put up with it. I mean this....I feel a visceral discomfort when he is on the tube, and I have to change channels. I'll catch the good gaffs later on Crooks and Liars. So to you * viewers :toast::toast::toast: Thanks.

[oldtime dfl_er]

28. I know what you mean

I felt the same way when Nixon, Reagan, and Bush I were on tv. That rotting smarmy Republican look that was so repulsive...


http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/658010

[bunkerbuster1]

62. At least with Poppy, you knew there was something upstairs.

With Dim Son, the lights are on, but nobody's home. So to speak.

Ok, I admit it--I actually kinda-sorta liked Bush I. I knew he was part of a rather evil group, but he actually seemed kinda nerdy and likeable in his own awkward way.

This guy, I just don't get how anyone can stand to look at him, let along listen to what he has to say, that's unscripted.

[FreedomAngel82]

74. Did he ever have screened audiences??

[Jara sang]

100. Shit! Are you kidding me?

Where do you think W. Bush learned how to manipulate the press? H.W. Bush had nothing but contempt for the press. I remember his press conferences, he was ALWAYS hostile with the press and I don't mean figuratively, you could see the contempt in his eyes and hear it in his voice. He would rage at the press. Bush Senior acted like it was beneath him to talk to the press or the American people and explain himself. W.Bush learned that he isn't intelligent enough to manipulate and intimidate the press, so he just locks them out completely. Fuck both George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush!!!

[bunkerbuster1]

104. That's not how I remember the first years.

I don't question that the whole Bush family consider themselves to be above most of us, and that things got testy as the term wore on with Poppy, at least in the early days of his administration, managed to make himself seem reasonably intelligent and the press conferences (as I recall) weren't excruciating for me to watch.

[SCDem]

105. That's interesting because in an interview Larry King said he enjoyed

HW Bush the best because of how he treated the press so nicely with food and parties and what not.

[FreedomAngel82]

71. Hear hear

I'd be beating up my tv.

[malaise]

11. WTF is he on

here? Things are good!!

[VolcanoJen]

12. I'm just waiting for him to slam the unpatriotic war critics again

Any minute now...

[Connie_Corleone]

13. He's stubborn til the end, isn't he?

[Roland99]

15. "Please, sir. I want some more."

[malaise]

42. Did he just ask if

someone has a question on Iran?? Damn this isn't sane behaviour. WTF is he on??

[ixion]

16. ooooooo... taking the training wheels off after only 5 years

way to go chimpenator. :eyes:


And just because it's unscripted, that doesn't mean it's not staged. I really can't believe they'd let that dolt appear in an environment that was left open to questions.

Hiya Jen!! :hi:

[VolcanoJen]

18. Wow! Hi honey!!

I haven't talked to you in ages! I hope you're as fine as you've always been! :-)

[ixion]

96. LOL... I'm hanging in there

or here, I guess. :+

We should try and PM more often.

:hug:

[hatrack]

17. So what are people asking The Littlest President?

Enquiring minds want to know!

[VolcanoJen]

19. Right now, they're just bobbing their heads and clapping.

He just said something to the effect of, "You don't ask politicians about troop levels, you ask troops! I tell them I want victory, and they tell me what they need to achieve it, and that's what they get."

Clap. Clap. Head Nod. Clap.

[FreedomAngel82]

76. He hasn't told what victory means

"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is."
-Governor George W Bush (R-TX)

[Connie_Corleone]

He's still yapping. No questions yet.

[Atman]

21. He won't let them talk

He's still yammering on and on saying "I'll git to yer questions in a minute...hehehehehehe."

[Kadie]

23. I haven't heard a question yet

Since I tuned in all I hear is blah blah blah...
ramble ramble ramble...

[SeattleRob]

27. My guess on an "uncensored" question

"Sir, you're doing a heckuva job. How has your faith in the lord guided you?"


I am really skeptical of any uncensored questions getting to our dear leader.

[CatWoman]

20. think that audience could get any whiter?

I'm having snow blindness here.......

[VolcanoJen]

24. Apparently you've never been to Kentucky.

My boss freely admits to leaving Ohio for Kentucky, just to be around whiteys like him. No kidding.

[CatWoman]

45. yeah, I've been to Kentucky

and hated it each time.

[VolcanoJen]

95. I have to cross the river about once a week.

I'm not a fan of Kentucky. Which isn't saying a lot, considering what happened to my beloved Ohio in '04.

[FreedomAngel82]

80. Racists jerk

Take a look at the republican convention and than look at the democratic convention. Dean was right about them.

[Roland99]

40. We're home to a $100 million MegaChurch and another MegaChurch

where the Justice Sunday event was held.

It's quite the odd juxtaposition here in Louisville (which went for Kerry, btw).

There's a large amount of the liberal set (even the far left) and a fair-sized amount of gays here, too. Then there's the pseudo-Christian set which seems to be getting louder and more hypocritical each year.

[Stephanie]

90. Look!

Okay, so he's working...

[dogday]

22. Look at the crowd

all middle to upper class. I have not seen anything but white faces either. They are all Bush supporters.

[hatrack]

25. Bold ploy by the Chimperor, no?

Yeah, carefully screened upper-middle audience, rapturous applause, worshipful questions . . .

:puke:

[dogday]

Yes they all have that shiny smiley glow to them

you know what I am referring to? they do have a certain look about them...

[hatrack]

36. Yeah - Swamp Rat captured it nicely

It was his Alien Space Lizard version of the adoring Pudge-Mama at one of Chimpy's 04 rallies.

[dogday]

44. I remember that picture

It is of this gal looking like she sees the light of God and it was a Bush rally... That picture was scary even before Swamprat got a hold of it...

[hatrack]

51. Yeah, where is Swamp Rat, anyway?

I could really use a copy/paste of that image about now!

[Swamp Rat]

86. Ta da!

:D

[hatrack]

89. Swamp Rat, you ROCK!!

In a highly positive, Led Zeppelin/Elvis Presley/Nirvana kind of way - not in a cheesy, sleazy, vaguely Republican Poison/Quiet Riot/Creed kind of way.

:toast:

[Swamp Rat]

91. You forgot Black Sabbath!

:D

:headbang:

[hatrack]

93. Dude! "I love you Sweet Leaf, though you don't hear!"

And did I mention the Fugs, the Seeds and the Dukes of Stratosphear?

[lectrobyte]

109. That picture was damn scary to start with, but now the outside

matches the inside. You, sir, are a true artist! Keep up the good work!

[Maru Kitteh]

98. Pudge-Mama?

Good God, you think she's pudgy? You must be one of those people that thinks all women should look like swizel sticks and 13 year old boys. There's a lot of things wrong with that woman but she sure as hell is not fat.

[bullwinkle428]

78. You're looking for diversity - try the "Free Speech Zone"!

...like they'd show any of that on the "teevee"...

[VolcanoJen]

26. Looks like he might be about to take a question

Here we go...

[hatrack]

30. (Sound of sucked-in breath, eager anticipation)

Waiting impatiently for question . . . and . . .

[VolcanoJen]

29. First Question: If you've defined this as a War on Terror...

... will there ever be a VT day (framed in terms of WWII)?"

:wtf:

[hatrack]

32. Vapid Twit Day?

Works for this event, I think . . .

[VolcanoJen]

37. The moderator (?) said, "Mr. President, we want to make sure you...

... get some challenging questions."

Bush then said, "Like a Washington DC Press Conference, hehehehehehe!"

The moderator then said, "We're sure you'll be right at home."

[Connie_Corleone]

34. I'm waiting for the WMD question? I won't hold my breath.

[Cooley Hurd]

35. Ow! That's a hardball question if I've ever heard one!

:banghead:

[maddezmom]

31. taking questions now.

seems a bit rehearsed to me, as usual.

[obxhead]

33. Well when you ignore the question and talk about another subject

It really doesn't matter does it?

[dogday]

38. Makes it easy to answer questions

wished life was like this, just ignore the problem and it will go away....

[liveoaktx]

39. Yeah... ANSWER THE QUESTION, demmit!

blah blah blah

[Connie_Corleone]

41. How does he know someone will ask a question about Iran??

[Atman]

43. Actually, I think only CNN cares

Or got their check in time.

[VolcanoJen]

Question #2 from Ken Moore: NSA Softball Ass-Kiss Question

"Is the justice department going to follow through on the damaging leaks, which were perpetrated for partisan political gain and which harm our national security?"

Uncensored questions my ass.

[Roland99]

49. Jesus Christ.

:eyes:

[liveoaktx]

50. No f'ing way these aren't okayed first.. at least so far

he's SUCH a dumbass

[VolcanoJen]

53. It's obvious this is a partisan crowd... that was a serious ass-smooch

Helps him lead into, "I'm gonna protect the American people!!!"

[dogday]

55. Just the way they are posing these questions

It is as if they have memorized them or are reading them off a paper...

[Connie_Corleone]

46. And ANOTHER tough question.

:eyes:

[dogday]

47. Anyone else wanting to puke their

guts out?

[bigtree]

48. it's hard work

god I love this. what a buffoon.

[Rose Siding]

52. This is the same bird brained tactic he used on his Soc Sec swindle

Anyone remember the public reaction to that?

Is Bar holding his hand for this one, too?

[bullwinkle428]

69. I wonder if he'll bring that kid out again, to dance around

like an organ grinder's monkey!! :bounce:

[TexasLady]

54. lots of ties in the audience

reminds me of rush's tv show of long ago, where it was also a requirement. uncensored my ass.

[Roland99]

58. Can we turn them into nooses?

:evilgrin:

[TexasLady]

65. amen to that

because these butt smooching fools are hanging themselves by OBVIOUSLY supporting this moronic twit.

disgusting, Im gonna watch something else.

[VolcanoJen]

56. HOLY SHIT Bush: "Hearings are good for democracy, so long as...

... the hearings don't end up tellin' the enemy what we're doin'!"

Rapturous applause followed.

:puke:

[bunkerbuster1]

68. Like, don't tell the enemy that we're holding people without chargin' 'em!

heh heh heh!

[yourout]

57. Not a chance...B### would never risk unscripted events.

[VolcanoJen]

59. He just said "We're connectin' the dots" six times and they're clapping.

Unfuckingbelievable.

Looks like CNN is cutting away.

[liveoaktx]

Now he's just bloviating to chew up the time

[liveoaktx]

61. Get that man a "Connect the Dots" kiddie book-he needs one

[Chiyo-chichi]

60. I know a guy who is in the front row.

work colleague. he is one of the ties. I'm watching the stream from cbs news online & was surprised to see him there.

[Cooley Hurd]

70. Can you blackberry him and ask if he would ask dimwit a question about...

...the NSA spying on anti-war Quakers????

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/National_Security_Agency_spied_on_Baltimore_0110.html

[VolcanoJen]

64. Fox News has the Q&A still

I just missed the third question, anyone catch it?

[Connie_Corleone]

75. The man asking the question started off praising Bush for

not "letting us be attacked since 9/11". Then he asked about whether there is a separation of church and state.

[Supersedeas]

84. I suppose the Anthrax attacks on the Dem Leadership does not count

[VolcanoJen]

85. Did he thank Bush for making sure the moon doesn't fall from the sky, too?

No?

[FreedomAngel82]

66. Yeah right

Everything is planted for a purpose. SCREENED audience.

[Connie_Corleone]

67. It's official. This thing is sooooooooooo scripted.

[dogday]

72. CNN describes it as the President taking

unscripted questions. It is a shame they have to tell us even that. Questions should always be unscripted, that is a given....

[VolcanoJen]

73. He just used the word, "Suiciders."

Did he just make that up, or has he used that before?

He's lisping like fucking crazy.

[Connie_Corleone]

82. He's showing off by speaking spanish too.

[Rob H.]

108. He's used "suiciders" before

I think it was after his neologism "homicide bombers" went nowhere. I thought he'd moved on and was calling them "rejectionists" now. That Shrub--such a flair for the English language. :eyes:

[VolcanoJen]

77. AHHHH!!! Get Bill Hemmer off my goddamned television!!!

Jesus! Why didn't anyone prepare me for that???

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

79. what's that black stripe on his left temple?

is that his receiver?

[VolcanoJen]

81. Question 3: "My name is Mario." Bush: "Hola!"

:puke:

Question: What is your position about a wall closing the border to Mexico?

[Chiyo-chichi]

87. he did not answer the question.

Wall or no wall?

[smartvoter]

83. What a bunch of crap. Those questions were NOT random or difficult. nt

[jayfish]

88. Absolutely Disgusting.

Yeah they're uncensored questions alright ...from * sycophants. I can't see what's on CNN but I wouldn't mind hearing what the staff reaction is after the QA session.

Jay

[TheWebHead]

92. there was something really suspicious about CNN

taking such an effort to continuously say that * was taking "unscripted questions"... I saw Kyra Philips refer to that multiple times, almost as if the administration was demanding that it be reported in that way. I also found it odd that CNN spent so much time on what was essentially a campaign stop. There's no doubt CNN would never offer equal coverage now from a Democrat in a similar town hall format to balance the time.

[VolcanoJen]

94. Rush Limbaugh's girlfriend was practically giddy in her insistence.

Daryn Kagan introduced the speech as "unscripted, in front of an audience that has not been pre-screened."

:eyes:

[liveoaktx]

99. IF the audience wasn't pre-screened, the questions certainly were

I thought I had gone back in a time machine to Sept 2004

[StellaBlue]

97. can't wait to see what Jon Stewart does with this n/t

[Jeanette in FL]

102. Sure hope Cspan plays this later tonight

By reading this thread it seems that the Bush Unplugged speech was a hoot. Thank you Volcano Jen and all others for the moment to moment plays. It sure doesn't sound like the questions were unscripted. My gawd, how stupid do they think we are?

[Vinca]

103. Someone told me a 7 year old girl asked him what Americans

can do to help fight the war on terror. Did that happen?? Golly . . . it sounds like it was all so spontaneous.:rofl:

[spanone]

106. And pathetic questions they were....

another scripted phony photo op for our BRAVE president.

[WinkyDink]

107. ARE THEY SO STUPID AS TO ADMIT

that the audiences WERE undemocratically pre-screened all the previous times??